We’re still fighting
16/06/08
Addie had a doctors appointment today, they pricker her foot to check her Bilirubin levels. She is down to a 13.5, but that is still to high. So we are still on the bed for another 2-3 days. I have to go get her blood drawn again tomorrow (poor thing, she hates labs already).
Today did have one blessing though. She was lying on the bed and started crying and fussing uncontrollably, for the most part the colic is gone so I could not figure out what was wrong. I had just fed and changed her, how could she possibly be so uncomfortable? I little soothing on the bed and she settled down for about another 20 minutes, but then just wailed! I picked her up only to find out she was sweating and the bed was damp from her sweat. Poor little thing was chilled. Her temperature was only 96.4. I had to get her off the bed and get it dry and her back to normal. So I wrapped her in blankets, put on socks and a hat and we layed together on the couch waiting for the bed to dry.
It took about an hour and a half to be totally dry and get her temp back up to a a 97.7. So we just cuddled on the couch. She slept more peacefully than I have ever seen her sleep before. I dozed in and out and when I fully woke and realized I had to put her back on the bed and how long we had been lying there… I cried. It was a good cry, I was so happy that I finally got to hold her peacfully the way a mom should. The way moms do, and that is was only a matter of time until I would be able to do it daily.
She is asleep now, and a small part of me wants her to wake up and be sweaty again, so we can do it all over. But the good mom in me knows the more time she spends on the table, the healthier she will be.
Tomorrow we go to the new IMC to get her blood drawn again. Once her bili levels fall below a 12, she is off the bed. Only 1.5 point to go.
